Certified Angus Posted January 26, 2011 Posted January 26, 2011 Ok so I'm sitting behind a desk for a the first time in a long time. And of course the new version of AutoCAD (2011) is quite a bit different. My hurtle today: It it's simplest form .... I want to drawing a line from some point out in space to absolute 0,0,0 MOVE 7 found Specify base point or [Displacement] : (pick) Specify second point or : @0,0,0 I can see that it is automatically putting the @ in front making it relative. How to I enter an absolute point now? (My apologies if this has been covered in these forums before) You can now call me NOOB! Quote
dbroada Posted January 26, 2011 Posted January 26, 2011 I don't know about 2011 but for some releases you can use # for absolute & @ for relative Quote
Certified Angus Posted January 26, 2011 Author Posted January 26, 2011 Thank You! (*&^%n Changing things *&^M&^% stupid *&&^% computers )(*&^% out on the road (*&^^^^ ) Quote
JPlanera Posted January 26, 2011 Posted January 26, 2011 By default, coordinates are absolute, right??? There should be no need to use the # sign unless dynamic input is on, but thats only in 2011 I t hink... Quote
dbroada Posted January 26, 2011 Posted January 26, 2011 I had forgotten about dynamic input changing things - I always use it Quote
JPlanera Posted January 26, 2011 Posted January 26, 2011 Ugh, I just could NOT get used to it. Dynamic Input went the way of the ribbon for me!! Quote
ccowgill Posted February 1, 2011 Posted February 1, 2011 By default, coordinates are absolute, right??? There should be no need to use the # sign unless dynamic input is on, but thats only in 2011 I t hink... 2009, 2010, and 2011 Ugh' date=' I just could NOT get used to it. Dynamic Input went the way of the ribbon for me!! [/quote'] try working with this screen layout Quote
JPlanera Posted February 2, 2011 Posted February 2, 2011 Funny, cause that's what my screen looks like! All clean except for the layers toolbar! I am a keyboard junkie... Quote
JD Mather Posted February 2, 2011 Posted February 2, 2011 relative (@) was correctly changed to be the default by Autodesk several years ago. Quote
Glen1980 Posted February 2, 2011 Posted February 2, 2011 I find the only way to get to absolute 0,0 is to enter it directly into the command line to circumvent the dynamic input, but I'm going to try the '#'. try working with this screen layout [ATTACH]26003[/ATTACH] That used to be my screen with a load of the more esoteric commands on the right click menu, but for some reason I now have a few drop down menus at the top and the quick toolbar along the top. Funny, cause that's what my screen looks like! All clean except for the layers toolbar! I am a keyboard junkie... Got to love the keyboard, O, L , PL, TR etc. so much quicker until you get to LAYERUNISO Quote
danellis Posted February 2, 2011 Posted February 2, 2011 Got to love the keyboard, O, L , PL, TR etc. so much quicker until you get to LAYERUNISO I have that custom-mapped to LUN on my system dJE Quote
Glen1980 Posted February 2, 2011 Posted February 2, 2011 How do you do that? Do you amend the macro line under customize? Quote
Glen1980 Posted February 2, 2011 Posted February 2, 2011 I don't know about 2011 but for some releases you can use # for absolute & @ for relative Just tried in on 2010LT and it works a treat, thanks dbroada. Quote
ccowgill Posted February 2, 2011 Posted February 2, 2011 I just added LU to my pgp file for Layuniso Quote
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